Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Age 67 — born December 26, 1958·Toshima, Tokyo, Japan

Mieko Harada (原田 美枝子, Harada Mieko, born on December 26, 1958) is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974. She most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film Ran, and further collaborated with him in his 1990 film Dreams. Harada also most notably provided the voice for Kaguya in the 2002 anime film InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass. She is currently working on television dramas as of 2007. She won the award for best actress at the 21st Hochi Film Award for Village of Dreams and at the 23rd Hochi Film Award for Begging for Love. Harada is married to Ryo Ishibashi since 1987 and has three children.
66Credits36 TV · 30 films
1975–2026Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedShooting Star
8.1 Average ratingacross 54 titles

Top TV shows 36best Mieko Harada shows

  1. 1Shooting Star posterShooting StarKazuko Okada · 10 eps · 201010.0
  2. 2Aikurushii posterAikurushiiYumi Mashiba · 11 eps · 20059.0
  3. 3Kumokiri Nizaemon posterKumokiri Nizaemon8 eps · 20139.0
  4. 4My Story Is Long posterMy Story Is LongFusae Kishibe · 10 eps · 20198.6
  5. 5The Marriage Counselor posterThe Marriage CounselorMitsue Takakura · 11 eps · 20118.5
  6. 6SMAP×SMAP posterSMAP×SMAPBistro Guest · 1 ep · 19968.5
  7. 7Romantics Anonymous posterRomantics Anonymous8 eps · 20258.2
  8. 8Hello Life from 55 posterHello Life from 555 eps · 20148.0
  9. 9RUNAWAY posterRUNAWAY11 eps · 20048.0
  10. 10Reboot posterRebootRyoko Hayase · 10 eps · 20268.0
  11. 11The Hours of My Life posterThe Hours of My LifeSawako Sawada · 11 eps · 20147.8
  12. 12Clouds Over the Hill posterClouds Over the Hill正岡八重 · 9 eps · 20097.7
  13. 13Kekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni posterKekkonshiki no Zenjitsu ni10 eps · 20157.5
  14. 14Mozart in the Jungle posterMozart in the JungleSadako · 2 eps · 20147.5
  15. 15My Story Is Long : 2025 Spring posterMy Story Is Long : 2025 Spring2 eps · 20257.5
  16. 16Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open! posterHey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!Ichinose Ema · 8 eps · 20267.5
  17. 17Viral Hit posterViral HitMiyuki Shimura · 6 eps · 20267.4
  18. 18A Sleeping Forest posterA Sleeping Forest12 eps · 19987.3
  19. 19Junichi posterJunichiAyuko · 1 ep · 20197.3
  20. 20Shinzanmono posterShinzanmonoMineko Mitsui · 10 eps · 20107.1
  21. 21An Invisible Cradle posterAn Invisible CradleMie Sakaki · 10 eps · 20187.0
  22. 22Atypical Crime Investigator, Hinako Todo posterAtypical Crime Investigator, Hinako TodoTaeko Ishigami · 9 eps · 20166.5
  23. 23House of the Owl posterHouse of the OwlShiori Watanabe · 10 eps · 20246.5
  24. 24Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File posterKaiki Daisakusen: Mystery FileChikage Matoya · 4 eps · 20136.0
  25. 25Ka'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den posterKa'en Kita no Eiyū Aterui Den4 eps · 2013
  26. 26Kimi o Omouyori Kimi ni Aitai11 eps · 1995
  27. 27HachiroShina · 9 eps · 2005
  28. 28Namiki-ie no Hitobito11 eps · 1993
  29. 29影の車(2001年版)1 ep · 2001
  30. 30追跡～失踪人捜査官・石森新次郎1 ep · 2008
  31. 31三面記事の女たち-愛の巣-1 ep · 2015
  32. 32Mizuiro no toki posterMizuiro no toki今泉恭子（晋松の娘） · 156 eps · 1975
  33. 33Innocent posterInnocent1 ep · 2012
  34. 34娘の結婚 poster娘の結婚1 ep · 2018
  35. 35高橋留美子劇場 poster高橋留美子劇場요시모토 타마요 · 2 eps · 2012
  36. 36子連れ狼1 ep · 1984

Top movies 30best Mieko Harada movies

  1. 1Flickering Flames posterFlickering Flames197710.0
  2. 2Female Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss posterFemale Detective Riko: The Virgin's Deep Abyss199810.0
  3. 3The Greatest Man in the World posterThe Greatest Man in the WorldYae · 198610.0
  4. 4Mokuyo Kumikyoku posterMokuyo Kumikyoku200210.0
  5. 5Strawberry Road posterStrawberry Road19919.5
  6. 6Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown posterPsychic: Traveler to the Unknown19949.0
  7. 7Truck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro posterTruck Rascals: Another Odyssey of Momojiro19789.0
  8. 8Devoted Cookbook posterDevoted Cookbook20128.7
  9. 9Free and Easy 2 posterFree and Easy 219898.7
  10. 10Chacha: The Princess of Heaven posterChacha: The Princess of HeavenOichi · 20078.3
  11. 11Oriume20028.3
  12. 12Ran posterRanLady Kaede · 19858.0
  13. 13Permanent Blue posterPermanent Blue19768.0
  14. 14A Duel Tale posterA Duel Tale20158.0
  15. 15Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma posterBakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto RyomaOtaki · 19868.0
  16. 16Uneasy Encounters posterUneasy Encounters19948.0
  17. 17Rainbow Cape posterRainbow Cape19998.0
  18. 18Half a Confession posterHalf a ConfessionKeiko Kaji · 20047.9
  19. 19My Sons posterMy SonsReiko · 19917.8
  20. 20Devoted Cookbook posterDevoted Cookbook20147.8
  21. 21Dreams posterDreamsThe Snow Fairy · 19907.7
  22. 22Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass posterInuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassKaguya (voice) · 20027.7
  23. 23Miracle Apples posterMiracle ApplesMikami · 20137.6
  24. 24The Samurai I Loved posterThe Samurai I LovedTose · 20057.6
  25. 25Mister, Missus, Miss Lonely posterMister, Missus, Miss LonelyMie Shimazaki · 19807.5
  26. 26The Dump Truck Rascal posterThe Dump Truck RascalYoriko Ozaki · 19817.5
  27. 27Koi posterKoiFumiko Yano (2013) · 20137.5
  28. 28Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity posterAftermath of Battles Without Honor and HumanityAkiko Negishi · 19797.5
  29. 29A Banana? At This Time of Night? posterA Banana? At This Time of Night?Hiroko Nohara · 20187.5
  30. 30School Days with a Pig posterSchool Days with a PigPrincipal Takahara · 20087.4

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